Internet
Where do we stand on the road to a European Gigabit Society?
Thursday 25 March 2021 |
Federico Caruso | OBC Transeuropa
The road towards universally accessible ultra-fast connectivity in Europe still seems long and bumpy.
Google and Facebook dominate behavioural advertising, even with the cookie crumbling
Wednesday 10 February 2021 |
Andreas Vou | OBC Transeuropa
Action is being taken to increase transparency on the processing of users’ personal data on the internet, but the main digital advertisers still rely on intrusive practices that try to influence people’s behaviours. European regulation on data protection could mitigate the issue, but its enforcement is limited
How "big tech" influence electoral processes and why transparency is essential
Monday 21 December 2020 |
Andreas Vou | VoxEurop
Over the years, Big Tech companies have morphed from mere platforms to major international players with vested financial and political motives and connections. Their roles in influencing elections in Europe must be seriously addressed.
Big Tech’s aggressive EU lobbying has caused a power shift
Tuesday 20 October 2020 |
Andreas Vou | VoxEurop
The drastic increase of lobbying expenditure by Big Tech companies is denting Europe’s traditionally strict privacy laws and shifting more power into the hands of corporations. And the COVID-19 is playing in the latter's hand.
COVID-19 has served as the pretext for widespread surveillance
Wednesday 29 July 2020 |
Andreas Vou | VoxEurop
Mass data collection, geo-location tracking and facial recognition have become normalised in the climate of widespread fear of contagion. Yet these threats to privacy, liberty and democracy will only deepen with the imposition of contact tracing apps.
Undress or fail: Instagram's algorithm strong-arms users into showing skin
Large investigation
Wednesday 17 June 2020 |
Nicolas Kayser-Bril Judith Duportail
Kira Schacht
Édouard Richard
| Algorithm Watch
An exclusive investigation reveals that Instagram prioritizes photos of scantily-clad men and women, shaping the behavior of content creators and the worldview of 140 millions Europeans in what remains a blind spot of EU regulations.
The risks posed by 5-G driven smart cities
in depth
Sunday 13 October 2019 |
Andreas Vou | VoxEurop
The 5G networks that are being deployed all around Europe can provide inhabitants of cities with sustainable living, reduced traffic and stringent security, but the technology can also determine a slippery slope towards mass surveillance.
Internet users (World Bank)
Friday 20 December 2019 |
Alternatives Economiques Figures published by the World Bank track the increase in the use of internet worldwide.
Copyright reform: the forthcoming EU directive we'll all be worrying about in a few years time
Wednesday 13 June 2018 |
Giorgio Comai | OBC Transeuropa
On June 20, the Legal Affairs committee of the European Parliament will vote on a proposed directive for Copyright reform. Sounds obscure? It is actually a hotly debated topic: the new directive may well shape how the internet will look like in a few years, among other things changing how linking and uploading of contents works.
Are European data watchdogs prepared for GDPR?
in depth
Wednesday 23 May 2018 |
Nikolaj Nielsen Peter Teffer
Carmen Aguilar
| VoxEurop
EUobserver
European data protection authorities are conducting profoundly different recruitment policies to enforce the EU's upcoming new privacy rules.
